GRE 阅读文章中的让步关系功能:让步关系在 GRE 阅读文章中往往起到承上启下的作用,而且有让步就必定由转折,这是新 GRE 阅读里面的一个永恒不变的规律,这为我们理解文章中提供了新的思路。标志词:新 GRE 阅读文章中的让步关系多种多样,大部分是比较明显的,标志性的词有still,nevertheless,inspiteof,allthesame,evenso,afterall,ofcourse 等。此外,还有一类特别值得关注的让步关系,即由 do,may,have 引导的强调句作让步,这类让步往往是考生容易忽视的地方,而恰恰是容易出题的地方。案例分析:BlackFictiondoesleavesomeaestheticquestionsopen.Rosenblatt'sthematicanalysispermitsconsiderableobjectivity;heevenexplicitlystatesthatitisnothisintentiontojudgethemeritofthevariousworks—yethisreluctanceseemsmisplaced,especiallysinceanattempttoappraisemighthaveledtointerestingresults.Forinstance…Inspiteofsuchomissions,whatRosenblattdoesincludeinhisdiscussionmakesforanastuteandworthwhilestudy.BlackFictionsurveysawidevarietyofnovels,bringingtoourattentionintheprocesssomefascinatingandlittle-knownworkslikeJamesWeldonJohnson'sAutobiX.XraphyofanEx-ColoredMan.Itsargumentistightlyconstructed,anditsforthright,lucidstyleexemplifieslevelheadedandpenetratingcriticism.Theauthor'sdiscussionofBlackFictioncanbebestdescribedas(A)Pedanticandcontentious(B)Criticalbutadmiring(C)Ironicanddeprecating(D)Argumentativebutunfocused(E)Stiltedandinsincere杂货店可能将无法再抵制住网购的盛行,莫里森公司的老总菲利普于 11 月 21 日宣布实行英国杂货店商网购服务,并且说道:迟了和太迟了之间有着很大差别。莫里森公司的竞争对手已经通过网络销售花椰菜和婴幼儿食品长达十多年了。英国第四大百货连锁店一直将电子商务视作其利润的瓜分者并加以规避。ItpaidwithfallingmarketshareandthedefectionofsomeofitsbestcustomerstoTesco,thecountry'sbiggestgrocer,andOcado,anonline-onlysupermarket.Morrisons'changeofheartwillbenoticedbeyondBritain.Groceryisthebiggestcategoryinretailingbutthemostresistanttotheadvanceofonlineshopping.EveninBritain,whereithasgonefurthest,itmayaccountforjust5%ofsalesthisyear.Butitisgrowingfasteverywhere.TheBostonConsultingGroupexpe...